Overview

• The Paris Criminal Court on Oct. 3 handed down a 12-month sentence with six months suspended for "violence with a weapon that did not result in incapacity for work."
• The court also imposed a fine and, according to reports, a three-year ban on owning or carrying a weapon.
• Prosecutors had requested 15 months of custody, while the defense said the ruling restored proportion after intense media attention.
• Police logged 145 needle-attack reports during Fête de la Musique, though they said few cases were substantiated.
• In court, the 27-year-old said he copied online pranks from Spain and Portugal and claimed he did not anticipate harm.